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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 1: The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa: Introduction
10.1.2610.1.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.1.27

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.1.26inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

शूरसेनो यदुपतिर्मथुरामावसन् पुरीम् । माथुराञ्छूरसेनांश्च विषयान् बुभुजे पुरा ॥ २७ ॥

śūraseno yadupatir

mathurām āvasan purīm

māthurāñ chūrasenāṁś ca

viṣayān bubhuje purā

Translation

Formerly, Śūrasena, the chief of the Yadu dynasty, had gone to live in the city of Mathurā. There he enjoyed the places known as Māthura and Śūrasena.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Śūrasena Settles in Mathurā

  1. 1

    Śūrasena was the chief of the Yadu dynasty.

  2. 2

    He had gone to live in the city of Mathurā.

  3. 3

    There he enjoyed the places known as Māthura and Śūrasena.

How it feels

Terror → Wonder and relief. The threat of destruction yields to divine appearance.

Chapters 1–4 of Canto 10: Threat from Kaṁsa and Kṛṣṇa's birth. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 1: The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa: Introduction

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Why did Kṛṣṇa transfer Himself from Mathurā to Vṛndāvana, King Parīkṣit asked, and how did He live there with His family members? What did Kṛṣṇa do in Mathurā and Vṛndāvana, and why did He kill His maternal uncle Kaṁsa?
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.1
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śūrasenaḥKing Śūrasena
  2. yadu-patiḥthe chief of the Yadu dynasty
  3. mathurāmat the place known as Mathurā
  4. āvasanwent to live
  5. purīmin that city
  6. māthurānat the place known as the Māthura district
  7. śūrasenān caand the place known as Śūrasena
  8. viṣayānsuch kingdoms
  9. bubhujeenjoyed
  10. purāformerly
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which names in this account do you need to review to follow the setting clearly?

Practice

Write one sentence linking Śūrasena, the Yadu dynasty and Mathurā, using the translation.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayŚūrasena Settles in MathurāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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